Razor-stropping device.



H. A. ADAMS.

RAZOR STHOPPING DEVICE.

APPLICAHON FILED MAY 1 I. Ht].

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np iitzuon-ilerjag yii, 1917. Serial no, 157,917. Ibamvaomiamaycmeem:ieather er canvas tripsprcduce the trap- Be it known that I, 11m ns!lkifni k'Kimmie ADAMS, a citizen of the ited stgites, and resident ofthe'bci'oii lro mssaaan, city, county, and State o New York, haveinversed certain "new and m'serui m r-eve. f ments in Razor-StroppingDevices, ofWh-ich the following is a specification.

The principal advantages of the invention are its simplicity, the factthat a number of razor blades may be contained in the holder, and theinterchangeable and removable hone all of which combine to produce aneflicient device for the purpose that will be described in thespecification which follows.

The following is what I consider a good means of carrying out myinvention and the accompanying drawing should be re ferred to for acomplete understanding of the specification which follows.

In the drawing Figure 1 shows my device in operation.

Fig. 2 shows the device open.

Similar reference numerals indicate like parts in all of the figureswhere they appear.

My device primarily consists of what may be termed a book, although thebook consists only of 2 covers 1 and 2, hinged together about midlengthby a suitable strap or hinge 3. The book may be constructed of anysuitable material, and in my experiments I have constructed my book ofstiff card board, covering the interior with artificial or naturalleather, and the exterior with paper or celluloid or any other suitablematerial.

In the leather portion which is attached to the interior of the covers Iprovide a plurality of pockets or slits 5, 6' and 7 in the cover 1, and8, 9 and 10 in the cover 2. These slits or pockets may be of an length,

but those that I have shown area apted to receive razor blades. On theinterior of the cover 1, and adjacent to the slits 5, 6 and 7 I placethe word sharp indicating that in these pockets sharp or unused bladesare to be found therein, and on the other cover and adjacent to thepockets 8, 9 and 10 the word dull has an obvious significance.

On each cover and upon the inner side thereof and arranged ad acent toone end, I attach a piece of leather or canvas or other suitablematerial, and these two opposed men l n eredlntosuit file tickets; orslits 11 and 12; a t the"oppcsite* 'nd "and" upon the interior each. ofthe s er m m e s 1, an iarrange pieces of canvas er ether upon which asuitable rouge or abrasive is placed, and these two opposed rougecarrying members comprise the hon- 1ng means.

Each of the bone members 13 and 14 has rouge on both of its sides, andtheir attachment by tongues 15 and 16 into the slits or pockets 11 and12 allows the hone members to be removed to be turned over so that theopposite sides may be used or other hone members substituted.

I provide a strap 17 and snap fastener 18, 19 for holding my bookclosed.

The operation of the device is as follows:

The book is opened, a razor blade removed and placed upon one of thebone members 13 or 14, the book is then closed with the razor blade 20projecting beyond the end of the book as shown in Fig. 1. Then the razorblade is passed backward and forward across and between the hone members13 and 1 1, one of which is, by the closing of the book, caused toimpinge and bear upon the opposite surface of the razor blade.

When the honing is completed the razor blade is removed and insertedinto the opposite end of the book, and between the stropping surfacesand a few movements of the blade between the strops 21 and 22 willcomplete the opertion of honing and strop pin the razor blade for use.After the bla e is used it may be returned to the pocket from which itwas received or to a pocket in the opposite side of the book.

I have found that an ordinary amount of skill will allow an operator oruser to pro- (15106 upon the razor blade a very satisfactory e e.

y device may be used with a razor blade of any type, size or design.

The size of the device and the parts thereon may tional pa es to thebook with added advantages an functions. The device may be made cheaplyand when advertising is placed on the covers the device has an added vaue.

be changed at will. I may add addi- The number of pockets and the sizethereof ma be changed at will, or I In? subdi- Izidg t e pockets for thereception 0 smaller la es.

Any other modifications may be made within the scope of the appendedclaims without departing from the principle or sacrificing the advantaes of the invention.

Having carefully an fully described my invention what I claim and desireto secure by Letters Patent is.

A book for holding safety razor blades and sharpening means thereforcomprising a pair of oblong covers having in their inner faces a lurahtyof longitudinal slits for holding lades, and a plurality of transversecopies of this slits, a pair of opposed removable transverse honinmembers, eac at one and the same end 0 the res ective covers and eachhaving a projection tting a corresponding transverse slit, 0 posedstrapping members at the opposite en s of the covers on the inner facethereof, and a flexible hinge connecting the covers and retaining thehone and strop members opposed in pairs.

Signed at New York city county and Stage of New York this 30 day ofApril, 191

HARRY ALEXANDER ADAMS.

Witnesses:

G. E. S. MARR, ARTHUR PHELPS MARK.

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Washington, D. 0."

